Georgia § 19-12-3 - Certificate of name change; use as evidence; form of certificate.
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§ 19-12-3. Certificate of name change; use as evidence; form of certificate.
At any time after the entry of the final order of change of name, upon the request of the petitioner requesting the change of name, the clerk of the court granting the same shall issue to the petitioner a certificate of change of name, under the seal of the court, upon payment to the clerk of the fee provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (g) of Code Section 15-6-77. The certificate shall be received as evidence of the facts contained in the certificate. The certificate of change of name shall be in substantially the following form: (Code 1933, § 79-504, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 327, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1324, § 5; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 19.) This is to certify that ____________________________ (name of petitioner) has obtained final order of change of name in the Superior Court of __________________________ County, Georgia, on the ______ day of ________________________, ________, as shown by the records of the court. The name (or names) of ____________________________ (full name prior to entry of the final order of change of name) has (or have) been changed to ________________________________________ (full name after entry of the final order of change of name). Given under the hand and seal of said court, this the ______ day of ________________________, ________. (Seal of court) ____________________________________ Clerk Cross references. - Amendment of birth certificate upon receipt of certified copy of court order changing name of person, § 31-10-23 .
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